How to say “tree” around the world
5,342 languages · 422 in their own spelling
Dots of one colour begin with a similar sound. Colours group words by the class of their first consonant (a sound-class method used in linguistics): words that begin alike share a colour. This shows resemblance, not common origin — proving relationship needs case-by-case comparison. Readable forms come from Wiktionary translation tables; many smaller languages come from the ASJP word lists, in ASJP’s simplified transcription.
| Language | Word | Romanization | Family |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese | 树 | shù | Sino-Tibetan |
| English | tree | Indo-European | |
| Spanish | árbol | Indo-European | |
| Hindi | पेड़ | peṛ | Indo-European |
| Arabic | شَجَرَة | šajara | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bengali | গাছ | gach | Indo-European |
| Indonesian | pohon | Austronesian | |
| Portuguese | árvore | Indo-European | |
| French | arbre | Indo-European | |
| Russian | де́рево | dérevo | Indo-European |
| Japanese | 木 | ki | Japonic |
| Marathi | झाड | jhāḍ | Indo-European |
| Swahili | mti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Turkish | ağaç | Turkic | |
| Telugu | చెట్టు | ceṭṭu | Dravidian |
| Wu Chinese | 树 | ⁶zy | Sino-Tibetan |
| Korean | 나무 | namu | Koreanic |
| German | Baum | Indo-European | |
| Vietnamese | cây | Austroasiatic | |
| Tamil | மரம் | maram | Dravidian |
| Cantonese | 樹 | syu⁶ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Urdu | پیڑ | peṛ | Indo-European |
| Italian | albero | Indo-European | |
| Egyptian Arabic | شجر | šɑgɑr | Afro-Asiatic |
| Gujarati | ઝાડ | jhāḍ | Indo-European |
| Western Farsi | دِرَخْت | deraxt | Indo-European |
| Min Nan Chinese | 樹 | chhiū | Sino-Tibetan |
| Hakka Chinese | 樹 | su | Sino-Tibetan |
| Nigerian Pidgin | stik | Indo-European | |
| Jinyu Chinese | 树 | su³ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Levantine Arabic | سجرة | sežre | Afro-Asiatic |
| Hausa | bishiyā̀ | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kannada | ಮರ | mara | Dravidian |
| Polish | drzewo | Indo-European | |
| Yoruba | igi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Xiang Chinese | 树 | xy⁵ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Malayalam | മരം | maraṁ | Dravidian |
| Odia | ଗଛ | gacha | Indo-European |
| Burmese | သစ်ပင် | sacpang | Sino-Tibetan |
| Moroccan Arabic | شجرة | šəžṛa | Afro-Asiatic |
| Igbo | osisi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Ukrainian | де́рево | dérevo | Indo-European |
| Uzbek | daraxt | Turkic | |
| Sindhi | وڻ | vaṇu | Indo-European |
| Romanian | copac | Indo-European | |
| Dutch | boom | Indo-European | |
| Gan Chinese | 树 | xy⁵ | Sino-Tibetan |
| Amharic | ዛፍ | zaf | Afro-Asiatic |
| Thai | ต้นไม้ | dtôn-máai | Tai-Kadai |
| Lingala | mwete | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Serbian-Croatian-Bosnian | др̏во | Indo-European | |
| Khmer | ដើមឈើ | daəm chəə | Austroasiatic |
| Somali | geed | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Turkmen | agaç | Turkic | |
| Cebuano | kahoy | Austronesian | |
| Nepali | रूख | rūkh | Indo-European |
| Assamese | গছ | gos | Indo-European |
| Sinhala | ගස | gasa | Indo-European |
| Greek | δέντρο | déntro | Indo-European |
| Kurdish | dar | Indo-European | |
| Tajik | дарахт | daraxt | Indo-European |
| Sylheti | ꠉꠣꠍ | gasó | Indo-European |
| Kazakh | ағаш | ağaš | Turkic |
| Hungarian | fa | Uralic | |
| Kinyarwanda | igiti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Zulu | umuthi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Nyanja | mtengo | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Tunisian Arabic | شجرة | šužra | Afro-Asiatic |
| Sanaani Arabic | شجرة | šeǧarih | Afro-Asiatic |
| Akan | dua | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Southern Pashto | ونه | wəna | Indo-European |
| Czech | strom | Indo-European | |
| Uighur | دەرەخ | derex | Turkic |
| Afrikaans | boom | Indo-European | |
| Min Dong Chinese | 樹 | chéu | Sino-Tibetan |
| Haitian | pyebwa | Indo-European | |
| Swedish | träd | Indo-European | |
| Azerbaijani | ağac | Turkic | |
| Iloko | kayo | Austronesian | |
| Bulgarian | дърво́ | dărvó | Indo-European |
| Shona | muti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Hiligaynon | kahoy | Austronesian | |
| Xhosa | umthi | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Belarusian | дрэ́ва | dréva | Indo-European |
| Tigrinya | ኦም | ʾom | Afro-Asiatic |
| Neapolitan | arbero | Indo-European | |
| Central Kurdish | دار | dar | Indo-European |
| Santali | ᱫᱟᱨᱮ | dare | Austroasiatic |
| Danish | træ | Indo-European | |
| Slovak | strom | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sotho | sefate | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Umbundu | uti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Sukuma | ntɪ̌ | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Finnish | puu | Uralic | |
| Lao | ຕົ້ນໄມ້ | Tai-Kadai | |
| Norwegian | tre | Indo-European | |
| Tatar | агач | ağaç | Turkic |
| Buginese | aju | Austronesian | |
| Catalan | arbre | Indo-European | |
| Guarani | yvyra | Tupian | |
| Sicilian | àrbulu | Indo-European | |
| Kirghiz | жыгач | jıgac | Turkic |
| Swiss German | böim | Indo-European | |
| Riffian | ssejjart | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Armenian | ծառ | caṙ | Indo-European |
| Bambara | jiri | Mande | |
| Ganda | omuti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Balinese | wit | Austronesian | |
| Lithuanian | medis | Indo-European | |
| Tok Pisin | diwai | Indo-European | |
| Hassaniyya | صضراية | ṣădṛɑ̄ya | Afro-Asiatic |
| Georgian | ხე | xe | Kartvelian |
| Acehnese | bak | Austronesian | |
| Jamaican Creole English | chrii | Indo-European | |
| Albanian | dru | Indo-European | |
| Ewe | atí | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Shan | တူၼ်ႈမႆႉ | tūun mâ̰i | Tai-Kadai |
| Mongolian | мод | mod | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Chadian Arabic | شدراي | šadarāy | Afro-Asiatic |
| Bikol | kahoy | Austronesian | |
| Galician | árbore | Indo-European | |
| Pampanga | dutung | Austronesian | |
| Slovenian | drevọ̑ | Indo-European | |
| Esperanto | arbo | Artificial Language | |
| Kʼicheʼ | cheʼ | Mayan | |
| Macedonian | дрво | drvo | Indo-European |
| Sichuan Yi | ꌩ | syr | Sino-Tibetan |
| Piedmontese | erbo | Indo-European | |
| Venetian | alber | Indo-European | |
| Zhuang | faex | Tai-Kadai | |
| Brahui | daraxt | Dravidian | |
| Sidamo | haqqe | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Afar | caxa | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Kabardian | жыг | žəɣ | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Igala | ólí | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Limburgan | boum | Indo-European | |
| Makasar | poko | Austronesian | |
| Laki | دار | dar | Indo-European |
| Latvian | koks | Indo-European | |
| Quechua | sach'a | Quechuan | |
| Chechen | дитт | ditt | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Estonian | puu | Uralic | |
| Acoli | yat | Nilotic | |
| Bashkir | ағас | ağas | Turkic |
| Tibetan | ཤིང | shing | Sino-Tibetan |
| Beja | híndi | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Pangasinan | kiew | Austronesian | |
| Tausug | kahuy | Austronesian | |
| Newari | सिमा | simā | Sino-Tibetan |
| Central Okinawan | 木 | kī | Japonic |
| Nuer | jiath | Nilotic | |
| Kabuverdianu | arvi | Indo-European | |
| Khasi | dieng | Austroasiatic | |
| Mon | ဆု | chu | Austroasiatic |
| Western Frisian | beam | Indo-European | |
| Kalmyk | модн | modn | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Maranao | kayo | Austronesian | |
| Avar | гъветӏ | ğʷetʼ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Talysh | du | Indo-European | |
| Basque | zuhaitz | Isolates | |
| Chuvash | йывӑҫ | jyvăś | Turkic |
| Welsh | coeden | Indo-European | |
| Yucatec Maya | cheʼ | Mayan | |
| Lü | ᦂᦸᦺᦙᧉ | k̇oamay² | Tai-Kadai |
| Picard | abe | Indo-European | |
| Lezghian | ттар | t̄ar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Rusyn | де́рево | dérevo | Indo-European |
| Morisyen | pie | Indo-European | |
| Walloon | åbe | Indo-European | |
| Kara-Kalpak | ag'ash | Turkic | |
| Adyghe | чъыгы | ĉəɣə | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Classical Syriac | ܐܝܠܢܐ | ʾīlānā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Maltese | siġra | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Crimean Tatar | terek | Turkic | |
| Occitan | arbre | Indo-European | |
| Vlax Romani | rukh | Indo-European | |
| Ligurian | arbo | Indo-European | |
| Mizo | thing | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Mari | пу | pu | Uralic |
| Tetum | ai | Austronesian | |
| Iraqw | xa'ano | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Silesian | strům | Indo-European | |
| Asturian | árbol | Indo-European | |
| Yakut | мас | mas | Turkic |
| Kumyk | терек | terek | Turkic |
| Samoan | lā'au | Austronesian | |
| Sranan Tongo | bon | Indo-European | |
| Tzotzil | te' | Mayan | |
| Fijian | kau | Austronesian | |
| Dhivehi | ގަސް | gas | Indo-European |
| Papiamento | palu | Indo-European | |
| Icelandic | tré | Indo-European | |
| Ngazidja Comorian | mri | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Karachay-Balkar | терек | terek | Turkic |
| Friulian | arbul | Indo-European | |
| Mapuche | aliwen | Araucanian | |
| Tuvinian | ыяш | ıyaş | Turkic |
| Saho | xarha | Afro-Asiatic | |
| Udmurt | пу | pu | Uralic |
| Jarai | kơyâo | Austronesian | |
| Plautdietsch | Boom | Indo-European | |
| Nama | hais | Khoe-Kwadi | |
| Laz | ნჯა | nca | Kartvelian |
| Dzongkha | ཤིང | shing | Sino-Tibetan |
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ | īlānā | Afro-Asiatic |
| Enga | ita | Nuclear Trans New Guinea | |
| Zeelandic | boôm | Indo-European | |
| Buriat | модон | modon | Mongolic-Khitan |
| Māori | rākau | Austronesian | |
| Dongxiang | mutun | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Abkhaz | аҵла | acʼla | Abkhaz-Adyge |
| Mískito | dus | Misumalpan | |
| Navajo | tsin ííʼáii | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Komi | пу | pu | Uralic |
| Lak | мурхь | murx̂ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Corsican | alberu | Indo-European | |
| Gagauz | fidan | Turkic | |
| Pennsylvania German | Baam | Indo-European | |
| Irish | crann | Indo-European | |
| Western Highland Purepecha | anátapu | Tarascan | |
| Ladino | arvolé | Indo-European | |
| Aromanian | arburi | Indo-European | |
| Kashubian | drzewò | Indo-European | |
| Breton | gwez | Indo-European | |
| Gallurese Sardinian | alburi | Indo-European | |
| Mwani | muti | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Sassarese Sardinian | àiburu | Indo-European | |
| Erzya | чувто | čuvto | Uralic |
| Nogai | терек | terek | Turkic |
| Turoyo | ܕܰܘܡܳܐ | dawmo | Afro-Asiatic |
| Võro | puu | Uralic | |
| Faroese | træ | Indo-European | |
| Chamorro | tronko | Austronesian | |
| Scottish Gaelic | craobh | Indo-European | |
| Southern Altai | агаш | agaš | Turkic |
| Sanskrit | तरु | taru | Indo-European |
| Rutul | хук | ꭓuk | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Khakas | ағас | ağas | Turkic |
| Ternate | hate | North Halmahera | |
| Dungan | фу | fu | Sino-Tibetan |
| Romansh | planta | Indo-European | |
| Tlaxcala-Puebla-Central Nahuatl | cuahuitl | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Sandawe | tʰěː | Isolates | |
| Motu | au | Austronesian | |
| Chepang | सीङः | sing' | Sino-Tibetan |
| Karelian | puu | Uralic | |
| Plains Cree | ᒥᔅᑎᒄ | mistikw | Algic |
| Aukan | bon | Indo-European | |
| Higaonon | kayo | Austronesian | |
| Ladin | lën | Indo-European | |
| Hawaiian | kumulāʻau | Austronesian | |
| North Saami | muorra | Uralic | |
| Kajtak | кка́лкка | kkálkka | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lamboya | pu | Austronesian | |
| Majang | kɛɛt | Surmic | |
| Evenki | мо | mo | Tungusic |
| Comorian | mwiri | Atlantic-Congo | |
| Mirandese | arble | Indo-European | |
| Tohono O'odham | 'u꞉s | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Drung | shing | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Upper Sorbian | štom | Indo-European | |
| Cherokee | ᏡᎬ | tlugv | Iroquoian |
| Yagnobi | дирахт | diraxt | Indo-European |
| Bonan | mortong | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Northern Frisian | Booam | Indo-European | |
| Carib | wewe | Cariban | |
| Louisiana Creole | narb | Indo-European | |
| Niuean | akau | Austronesian | |
| Nauru | imin ero | Austronesian | |
| Choctaw | ʋpi | Muskogean | |
| Aragonese | árbol | Indo-European | |
| Mi'kmaw | midis | Algic | |
| Udi | ход | ꭓod | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Lower Sorbian | bom | Indo-European | |
| Even | хякита | hẹkita | Tungusic |
| Chukchi | утгуут | utguut | Chukotko-Kamchatkan |
| Siksiká | miistsís | Algic | |
| Jejueo | 낭 | nang | Koreanic |
| Megleno-Romanian | arbur | Indo-European | |
| Rapanui | tumu | Austronesian | |
| Dolgan | мас | mas | Turkic |
| West Yugur | jihaš | Turkic | |
| East Yugur | müdën | Mongolic-Khitan | |
| Mohawk | karón꞉ta | Iroquoian | |
| Bats | ხე^ნ | xeⁿ | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Mrassu Shor-Tutal | ағаш | ağaş | Turkic |
| Warlpiri | watiya | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Arawak | ada | Arawakan | |
| Lakota | čháŋ | Siouan | |
| Mòcheno | pa'm | Indo-European | |
| Manx | billey | Indo-European | |
| Interlingua | arbore | Artificial Language | |
| Bororo | i | Bororoan | |
| Nanai | мо | mo | Tungusic |
| Pipil | kwawit | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Istriot | àrbaro | Indo-European | |
| Istro-Romanian | debla | Indo-European | |
| Khinalug | вишаь | wišä | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Northern Mansi | йӣв | jīv | Uralic |
| Hadza | cʼìtí-yà | Isolates | |
| Taos Northern Tiwa | túłoną | Kiowa-Tanoan | |
| Apalaí | wewe | Cariban | |
| Cornish | gwedhen | Indo-European | |
| Southern Sami | moere | Uralic | |
| Skolt Sami | muõrr | Uralic | |
| Pela | sak⁵⁵ | Sino-Tibetan | |
| Temascaltepec Nahuatl | kouitl | Uto-Aztecan | |
| Inari Sami | muorâ | Uralic | |
| Halkomelem | thqá:t | Salishan | |
| Nyunga | boorn | Pama-Nyungan | |
| Budukh | дар | dar | Nakh-Daghestanian |
| Ket | өксь | Yeniseian | |
| Yugh | atče | Yeniseian | |
| Chickasaw | itti' | Muskogean | |
| Dena'ina | chʼbala | Athabaskan-Eyak-Tlingit | |
| Wymysorys | baojm | Indo-European | |
| Votic | puu | Uralic | |
| Prussian | garian | Indo-European | |
| Maricopa | h'a | Cochimi-Yuman | |
| Manchu | ᠮᠣᠣ | moo | Tungusic |